The Fitness Revolution...if you're a regular visitor here (I hope :)), you're probably already a footsolider in the healthy lifestye army. If this is your first visit (the first of many - again with the hoping!), you're probably thinking of enlisting. You should...there's a battle coming. Don't worry, we're not storming the castle walls or battering down the drawbridge but we are fighting in the streets.
It seems that we humans have become
so advanced, our food
so fast, our need to have it immediately so great, that we're literally eating ourselves into such poor health its actually killing us! Obesity has become one of, if not
the greatest threats to ourselves, our children, and our nation. The medical costs are staggering. The human toll is even greater.
Some of the risks of being obese:
Heart disease and stroke.
High blood pressure.
Diabetes.
Cancer.
Gallbladder disease and gallstones.
Osteoarthritis.
Gout.
Breathing problems, such as sleep apnea (when a person stops breathing for a short time during sleep) and asthma.
And
childhood obesity:
Developing Type-2 Diabetes (also termed as adult-onset diabetes) due to being overweight.
High levels of cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Sleep Apnea (interruption of breath while sleeping) which may also lead to other problems like difficulty in learning and memory.
Higher risk of developing, liver diseases, orthopedic problems and asthma.
More than 70% obese adolescents retain their overweight and obese condition even during their adulthood.
This has got to stop and the end of it starts with you! Get out and spread the word. Its time to join the Fitness Revolution.
Join me!
Joe
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